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Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:25:59+00:00

Denise Ann Williams, 62, was last heard from on 15 AprilA search is continuing for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on Tuesday while hiking in a Canadian national park.Denise Ann Williams was last heard from on 15 April, when she told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Jefferson Lewis was unconscious when apprehended, police say; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm in Alice Springs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:19:52+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Gaza : les militants, dont 15 Français, de la flottille humanitaire interceptée par l’armée israélienne débarqués en Grèce

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T01:06:13+00:00

Selon les organisateurs, 211 personnes ont été interceptées. Israël, de son côté, a annoncé que la marine israélienne avait intercepté « environ 175 militants ». Un accord a été trouvé avec Athènes pour qu’ils soient débarqués sur les côtes grecques.

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Gaza : des bateaux d’une nouvelle flottille pour briser le blocus interceptés par l’armée israélienne au large de la Grèce

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T01:06:11+00:00

Selon les organisateurs, 211 personnes ont été interceptées, dont 15 Français. Israël, de son côté, a annoncé que la marine israélienne avait intercepté « environ 175 militants ». Un accord a été trouvé avec Athènes pour qu’ils soient débarqués sur les côtes grecques.

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Australia news live: Jefferson Lewis was unconscious when arrested, police say; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm in Alice Springs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:03:06+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:01:23+00:00

Workers wrote ‘Katrina declaration’, warning that funding cuts made US dangerously unprepared for natural disastersFourteen employees with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency returned to work this week, after spending eight months on administrative leave for signing a public letter criticising the Trump administration.The so-called “Katrina declaration”, sent last August to members of Congress and a federal council formed to help determine Fema’s future, was written as a rebuke from the workers about the dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. C

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Au Mali, les rebelles djihadistes appellent à faire tomber la junte au pouvoir pour instaurer « une transition pacifique et inclusive »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T00:13:30+00:00

Cinq jours après des attaques sans précédent sur des positions stratégiques de l’armée, et alors que la capitale Bamako est sous blocus, les rebelles du GSIM exhortent à un « nouveau Mali » dont l’une des priorités sera l’établissement de la charia.

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Mali : les djihadistes veulent renverser la junte militaire et font de « l’établissement de la charia » une « priorité »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T00:13:28+00:00

Cinq jours après des attaques sur des positions stratégiques de l’armée avec des rebelles touaregs, et alors que la capitale Bamako est sous blocus, la force unifiée antidjihadiste du Niger, du Burkina Faso et du Mali a mené « d’intenses campagnes aériennes » dans le nord du Mali.

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News live: Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia not heard from for two weeks; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T00:12:02+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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News live: Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia not heard from for two weeks; Qantas reduces trans-Tasman flights

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T00:02:51+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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S&P, Nasdaq rethink rules to speed entry of mega IPOs into key indices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-30T23:39:37+00:00

The move comes as high-profile firms like SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic prepare for potential IPOs, prompting changes such as shorter eligibility timelines and relaxed profitability criteria

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News live: Australian hiker missing in Canadian national park; Wong says government engaged on latest US plan for strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:30:39+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Tim Cook takes victory lap as Apple’s financial results soar past Wall Street expectations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:21:54+00:00

Company details $111.2bn in revenue in first earnings report after announcement of Cook’s pending departureApple blew past Wall Street expectations in its first earnings report since it announced CEO Tim Cook would be stepping down.Cook shared his thoughts about the leadership transition on Thursday, saying: “There’s no one on this planet I trust more to lead Apple into the future” than incoming CEO John Ternus. Asked by an investor what advice he has given Ternus, Cook said: “Never forget the north star for the company. You know, we’re about making the best products in the world that really e

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Direct flights to Venezuela resume, but many still can’t go home

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:05:56+00:00

Passengers on the first direct flight from Miami to Caracas since 2019 were excited to return but anxious about what they would find. For others, passport issues are still a hurdle.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la situation est de nouveau « normale » à Téhéran après l’activation des systèmes de défense aérienne, selon les agences iraniennes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-30T23:03:49+00:00

La défense antiaérienne est entrée en action, en soirée, dans le ciel de la capitale iranienne contre des « petits aéronefs et des drones de reconnaissance », ont annoncé les agences, sans préciser s’il s’agissait d’un exercice ou de la neutralisation d’appareils hostiles.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la défense antiaérienne est brièvement entrée en action dans le ciel de Téhéran dans la soirée de jeudi

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-30T23:03:47+00:00

Les agences de presse iraniennes Tasnim et Fars ont rapporté que les systèmes de défense antiaérienne ont été activés pendant une vingtaine de minutes « pour contrer de petits aéronefs et des drones de reconnaissance », sans fournir davantage de détails.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la défense anti-aérienne est brièvement entrée en action dans le ciel de Téhéran dans la soirée de jeudi

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-30T23:03:47+00:00

Les agences de presse iraniennes Tasnim et Fars ont rapporté que les systèmes de défense anti-aérienne ont été activés pendant une vingtaine de minutes « pour contrer de petits aéronefs et des drones de reconnaissance », sans fournir davantage de détails.

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Trump avverte l’Italia: “Via le nostre truppe, non ci avete aiutato”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-30T23:01:47+00:00

L’ira del presidente per la mancata collaborazione nella guerra di Hormuz: “Perché non dovrei togliere i militari?”. Bordate anche contro Spagna e Germania: “Merz pensi a Kiev e ai problemi interni”

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MPs accuse South East Water leaders of incompetence over repeated outages

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:01:30+00:00

Parliamentary committee takes unusual step of declaring no confidence in executives at utility providerMPs have accused the leadership of South East Water of incompetence over repeated water outages for tens of thousands of customers, and expressed no confidence in their ability to reform the company.MPs from across the political spectrum said David Hinton, SEW’s chief executive, and the board of directors operated a culture of unaccountability at the company, which provides drinking water for 2.3 million customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Continue reading...

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Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:01:30+00:00

Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018Birdwatching is the second fastest growing hobby for generation Z after jewellery making, according to a multiyear study of more than 24,000 people.Almost 750,000 gen Zers (16 to 29-year-olds) in Britain regularly enjoy watching birds, a -1,088% increase since 2018, according to research by Fifty5Blue published by the RSPB. Continue reading...

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Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:01:30+00:00

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government financesLabour has been urged by Tony Blair’s thinktank to scrap the pensions triple lock amid mounting pressure on government finances.With the Iran war threatening to derail public spending plans, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) said the “unaffordable” manifesto pledge to maintain the triple lock should be torn up as part of a wider overhaul of the state pension. Continue reading...

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Martha’s rule may have saved more than 500 lives in England since 2024

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:00:31+00:00

Patient safety mechanism which gives patients the right to seek a second opinion having ‘lifesaving impact’, says health secretary‘I am invoking Martha’s rule’: how a woman saved her father from near death in hospitalMore than 500 people have received potentially life-saving care thanks to Martha’s rule, which gives hospital patients the right to seek a second opinion about their health.They were moved to intensive care or a specialist unit after they, a loved one or a member of NHS staff triggered the patient safety mechanism, which the NHS in England began using in 2024. Continue reading...

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Aprire ai russi e chiudere la Biennale

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

La soluzione radicale del presidente della rassegna

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Recupero di immobili e sgomberi facilitati per invogliare i privati

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

Il Piano Casa del governo poggia su tre pilastri: edilizia residenziale pubblica, social housing e interventi dei privati per alloggi per il 70% a prezzi calmierati

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